Texas lawmakers recommend impeaching Attorney
General Ken Paxton after Republican investigation
Associated Press,
by
Jake Bleiberg
&
Acacia Coronado
Original Article
Posted By: Dreadnought,
5/25/2023 6:41:59 PM
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton teetered on the brink of impeachment Thursday after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations that the state’s Republican majority had largely met with silence until now.
In an unanimous decision, a Republican-led House investigative committee that spent months quietly looking into Paxton recommended impeaching the state’s top lawyer. The House could vote on the recommendation as soon as Friday. If it impeaches Paxton, he would be forced to leave office immediately.
The move sets set up what could be a remarkably sudden downfall
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Proud Texan 5/25/2023 7:20:55 PM (No. 1477499)
How dare Paxton fight voter fraud and "woke" in Texas along with fighting to help keep the federal government in line with the constitution! The same charges and accusations come up with any politician silly enough to fight for voters. If there is one of these other politicians try to impeach Paxton that have behaved themselves perfectly, that would be a real surprise. Rino's and Dims in Texas are no different than on the Federal level.
What really go this going was Paxton standing up for Texas against possible election fraud in 2020 and trying to get it investigated before the election. Meanwhile, Dems in local offices (Harris and Dallas county, etc.) can continue their illegal and unconstitutional activities without the pesky Texas AG office stopping them when they get rid of Paxton gone.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
chagrined 5/25/2023 7:41:05 PM (No. 1477511)
Texans will be infinitely worse off if these *ssholes succeed in removing Paxton. I guess this goes to show just how extensive the reach of the rinos who infest the republican party truly are. Proof? How about this FTA:
"Committee members did not reveal details about the articles of impeachment when they voted to approve them in open session and a copy had not been made public by Thursday evening.
The timing of a vote by the House also is unclear. Rep. Andrew Murr, the Republican chair of the investigative committee, said he did not have a timeline and Phelan’s office declined to comment.
Unlike in Congress, impeachment in Texas requires immediate removal from office until a trial is held in the Senate. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott could appoint an interim replacement.
It means Paxton faces ouster at the hands of GOP lawmakers just seven months after easily winning a third term over challengers — among them George P. Bush — who had urged voters to reject a compromised incumbent but discovered that many didn’t know about Paxton’s litany of alleged misdeeds or dismissed the accusations as political attacks."
It's an *ss Press article, so they definitely look favorably on ANYTHING a bushie wants/does, and anything to sabotage Conservatives.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Northcross 5/25/2023 7:41:30 PM (No. 1477512)
Fine. Replace this corruptocrat with a person of integrity who will fight equally hard for conservative values. Getting rid of their own trash is something Democrats would never think of doing.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Jerseyden 5/25/2023 7:57:27 PM (No. 1477522)
I don’t know anything about this but I’m of the opinion the Bush family is not unlike the Clinton family as regards to being not trustworthy when politics is involved.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Bur Oak 5/25/2023 7:58:21 PM (No. 1477523)
I'll wait and make a judgement until after I hear from a source other than the Associated Press.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
DVC 5/25/2023 8:05:12 PM (No. 1477529)
If AssPress reports it, my starting point is to doubt it.
Any commentors from Texas able to clarify this?
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Aubreyesque 5/25/2023 8:37:24 PM (No. 1477574)
REMOVE DADE PHELAN.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
stablemoney 5/25/2023 8:38:28 PM (No. 1477577)
I saw the nonsensical charges: Mean to staff, misuse of resources, an affair, and unethical conduct. All slop from the left used to get their enemies. The left includes their rino friends.
17 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
anniebc 5/25/2023 9:27:54 PM (No. 1477612)
We sure can get our own, can't we? Get a demoncrat for once, will you?
16 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
curious1 5/25/2023 10:58:44 PM (No. 1477673)
How many of those publicans are democrats? I heard a lot of democrats in Texas started calling themselves publicans when they couldn't get elected as democrats. Explains a lot.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Muguy 5/26/2023 10:25:49 AM (No. 1477929)
Lone Star State politics on display— The House removed a Representative from office for moral and ethical activity, and now they are going after Attorney General Ken Paxton. The timing is curious as the bi-ennial Legislative session is at its end with SO MANY BILLS LEFT UNPASSED in the House while the Senate swiftly took care of business and sent its legislation to the House.
Speaker Dad Phelan seemingly has “slow walked” items by picked the winners and losers of bills to be considered, and quickly gained the ire of the “base” of the Party largely IGNORING a list of “legislative priorities” determined at the 2021 RPT Convention.
He survives by working with the Dems and walks away from controversial legislative matters. His biggest sin against the “base” of those who attended the State Convention in June of 2021 has been to appoint DEMOCRAT Chairs of Committees who BLOCK legislation by not bringing up bills in their Committees or sending bills approved to the Calendars committee for a final vote.
Paxton called for Phelan’s resignation for failing to promote those issues dear to “the Party” while there are calls for Paxton to be impeached and removed. The Party itself is waging an internal conflict as the Leadership and the State Republican Executive Committee are often at odds with the TRUE BASE of the party and are trying to take over the local County parties from within.
Much of this stems from old wounds from the 2020 Primary when DonHuffines and former Party Chairman Lt. Col. Allen West failed to unseat current Governor Greg Abbott. Ccurrent Chairman Matt Rinaldi was once a member of Huffine’s team.
Eva Guzman, a worthy candidate who resigned from the Texas Supreme Court to run against Paxton but was defeated is waiting in the wings, should Paxton be removed.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
judy 5/26/2023 4:22:35 PM (No. 1478156)
Chris on Newsmax said this a fraud against Paxton….pureeeee envy.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
judy 5/26/2023 4:23:19 PM (No. 1478157)
AP aka as fake news…one sided fake news!!!
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